Life to Eagle

All information on this page can also be found here: https://www.ncacbsa.org/eagle-scout-information/ 

NCAC Eagle Scout Procedures Guide

The NCAC Eagle Scout Procedures Guide provides guidance to Life Scouts and Scouters in the NCAC on the policies and procedures relating to the Eagle rank and to address commonly asked questions and issues. This information is intended to supplement BSA publications. It is not intended to answer all questions. National BSA policies and procedures, as stated in national publications, have precedence over this document.

• NCAC Eagle Scout Procedures Guide
  https://public.3.basecamp.com/p/SKy6psxNe1mEWKkZKGekPaCi 

• Eagle Scout Service Project - Tracking Log
  https://public.3.basecamp.com/p/3X8ZWGJbXMLm5eX4SiaqcC88 

The Eagle Scout Service Project

The Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook is an "expandable" PDF. This fillable PDF document contains new functionalities for this electronic workbook that include expandable text boxes and the ability to insert images in JPEG, GIF, TIF, and PNG formats and much much more:

• Download the Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook here:
  https://www.scouting.org/programs/scouts-bsa/advancement-and-awards/eagle-scout-workbook/ 

A two-page brochure was recently made available by the National Advancement Team and is intended for a project beneficiary interested in helping a Life Scout with their Eagle Scout Service Project.

• Navigating the Eagle Scout Service Project; Information for Project Beneficiaries:
  https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/510-025.pdf 

The Guide to Safe Scouting provides information applicable to a Scout's Eagle Scout Service Project. The first is the age guidelines for the use of hand tools and power tools, working heights and elevations, and excavations. The second is a list of service project planning guidelines that should appear in the Final Plan section of the Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook.

• Guide to Safe Scouting Age Guidelines for Tool Use and Work at Elevations or Excavations:
  https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/healthsafety/pdf/680-028.pdf 

• Guide to Safe Scouting Service Project Planning Guidelines:
  https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/healthsafety/pdf/680-027.pdf 

The Eagle Scout Rank Application and Board of Review

The Eagle Scout Rank Application (ESRA) is updated annually so Scouts (and Scouters) need to make sure they are using the most current version. This form is completed when all requirements for the rank of Eagle (except the board of review) have been completed. The NCAC Eagle Scout Procedures Guide provides detailed instructions for completing the application, having it reviewed and initialed by the District Eagle Representative, and then sent to the council service center for verification.

• Scoutbook users may download the ESRA by going to the bottom of the Scout's page, selecting Reports, then clicking on Eagle Application. A PDF version of the ESRA will open with the information from Scoutbook filled in. Save the file, then update as needed. 

• The ESRA may now be generated by the unit Key3 & Advancement Chair from Internet Advancement as well.

Eagle Scout Rank Application:
https://www.ncacbsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/512-72822c-Eagle-Scout-Application_WEB.pdf 

NCAC is required by BSA policy to verify all Eagle Scout Rank Applications prior to the Board of Review. This verification ensures that all Scouts' dates, requirements, and merit badges are accurate before the candidate sits for their Eagle Board of Review. This procedure reduces errors in submitted ESRAs and improves the overall processing time at the NCAC. The following document mirrors the procedures in the NCAC Eagle Scout Procedures Guide.

• NCAC Eagle Scout Verification Procedures:
  https://public.3.basecamp.com/p/njZMkCjE7B71gno6ycZnaacF 

National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award

The National Eagle Scout Association established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award to recognize valuable service of an exceptional nature by a Scout to a religious institution, a school, community, or other entity. The award recognizes the Scout for their Eagle Scout leadership service project. Each year, local councils select a council-level winner, and from that pool, each region selects a region-level winner. A national winner is then selected from the four regional finalists.

• Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams Service Project of the Year Award:
  https://nesa.org/awards-and-recognition/service-project-of-the-year-award/

• The Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award Application:
  http://nesa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ADAMS-NATIONAL-EAGLE-SCOUT-SERVICE-PROJECT-OF-THE-YEAR-NOMINATION-FORM.pdf 

For other resources, visit the National online advancement resources page for other Eagle Scout resources and forms: https://www.scouting.org/programs/scouts-bsa/advancement-and-awards/ 

Going from Life to Eagle Scout is a tough journey, you got this!